The fifteen-minute intermission is long, but fast.
As a rookie head coach with mediocre abilities, the 15 minutes in midfield must be very long.
He can't eloquently arrange tactics for the players like those powerful and famous coaches. He wishes he could use 15 minutes as 30 points or as one hour.
Du Kang is now a chicken soup type head coach.
If we really talk about the tactical system and specific techniques and tactics, he is not as good as Kobe Bryant, who has played in the NBA for more than ten years.
If you really get it wrong when talking about this kind of thing, it will only make you a laughing stock and lose your face.
Therefore, for Du Kang now, it doesn't matter if there is no intermission.
His lectures to the players can be finished in one timeout.
During this halftime break, he spent most of the time staring at Kobe.
Mainly because Kobe was glaring at him with his blazing eyes.
However, compared with the Lakers locker room before the game, there were still changes in the Lakers locker room at midfield.
In the Lakers locker room before the game started, no Lakers player took the initiative to talk to Du Kang.
Lakers players all stayed away from Du Kang, including Howard. Kobe's power in the Lakers locker room was too strong.
The Lakers locker room was different during halftime. Howard was very active, jumping up and down and talking to Du Kang in various ways, showing off his "close" relationship with Du Kang.
Nash will also exchange game experiences with Du Kang from time to time.
Although Artest and Gasol did not show their closeness to him like Nash and Howard, they did not want to stand outside the locker room as far away from him as they did before the game.
In just one half, he received initial recognition from the Lakers players.
At the very least, these Lakers stars no longer think that he is not worthy of being an NBA head coach.
In the first half of the game, Kobe's touch was so bad and he was so offensive. In the past, the Lakers would have collapsed.
Now we can actually draw with the Jazz.
Du Kang, the acting head coach, performed really well in the first half.
However, for Du Kang, if he wants to become a regular player, he will definitely not be able to rely on recognition from one and a half games.
"Dwight, your performance was very good in the first half, and you continued your performance in the second half. In the second half, you still have many opportunities to show your talent and dominance. You can dominate the Utah Jazz's penalty area!"
"Also, if your physical strength allows, play more pick-and-rolls with Steve in the second half. Steve can pass the ball to any corner of the world, and you can receive the ball from any corner of the world. You are match made in heaven!"
"The same thing is true, Los Angeles needs a victory, keep the victory in Los Angeles, and give the defeat to Salt Lake City!"
After Du Kang finished speaking, Howard stood up and raised his hands: "Keep the victory in Los Angeles!"
Lakers first assistant coach Eddie Jordan rolled his eyes at Howard.
Before this game, Howard, who had always been ineffective in his work, did not even bother to set up offensive pick-and-rolls for his teammates, let alone defense.
Now he looks like a master of Los Angeles and loves Los Angeles the most!
Such a face!
nausea!
How disgusting!
Not just Eddie Jordan, most other Lakers players think this way.
Kobe, who was glaring at Du Kang, didn't even take the time to glare at Howard.
This guy is the most unworthy person to say such things!
As long as Howard plays a little better in front of the Lakers, will it be difficult for the five-star Lakers to make it to the playoffs if they are ranked 13th in the Western Conference?
Faced with Kobe's glare, Lakers assistant coach Clifford next to Howard was a little timid. He felt that Howard was indeed jumping too much and was not giving Kobe face, so he carefully pulled Howard's sleeve.
This time, facing Kobe, Howard did not give up.
I am no longer fighting alone!
I have a backstage!
Coach Du is my backstage in the Lakers locker room!
He has been in the NBA for so many years, but he has never seen such a brave head coach as Coach Xiao Du in the NBA.
He's been messing with Kobe since before the game started, and he's still messing with Kobe now, and Kobe can't do anything to him!
This is Kobe!
With such a background and the Lakers trying to straighten him up, he is afraid of the ball!
"Hmph, stare, stare more, you will never have the chance to stare at me Huo again, hahahaha!"
Howard shouted in his mind.
Howard's jumping up and down made others in the Lakers locker room very unhappy.
But now the Lakers' situation is unclear.
This disgusting big guy might actually be the boss of the Lakers soon.
Therefore, except for Kobe, no Lakers player showed his dissatisfaction with Howard.
Even if you really feel sick, you have to swallow it yourself.
Du Kang glanced at the locker room.
His declaration of victory, although only Howard clearly expressed his support, and no one else spoke, they all stood up.
Including Kobe.
It doesn't matter whether you support him or not now.
As long as the attitude is in place.
This shows that among the Lakers players, there may be Aunt Jenny’s undercover agent.
However, the majority of Lakers players still hope that the Lakers can win this game.
And he seems to be able to lead the Lakers to win, so the Lakers players are willing to support him for the time being.
"OK, guys, let's get our victory back now!"
After Du Kang finished speaking, he took Howard and Ham out of the locker room, followed by Nash and other Lakers players and coaches.
Kobe walked at the end with red eyes and anger.
Howard and Du Kang are already on the same page!
He was looked down upon!
"I want to prove myself!"
"I want to prove myself in front of that rookie!"
Kobe himself didn't even notice that his current idea was no longer to use his good performance to beat Du Kang away.
100 points is fine!
But there is no need to fight off this rookie just yet!
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After the intermission, the game continues.
The Jazz took the lead.
Jazz youngster Gordon Hayward started the third quarter in the second quarter.
The Jazz's intentions are very clear.
Let's use Hayward to attack Nash.
The core of the Jazz is the interior line, Al Jefferson and Millsap.
Not many of the Jazz's perimeter players have reliable offensive stability.
Although Gordon Hayward is young, he is already the most reliable of the Jazz's perimeter offensive players.
After coming on the court in the second half of the second quarter, he attacked aggressively.
It seemed like the Jazz were satisfied with his performance in the second quarter.
Hope he can keep up the good work.
The Jazz's first attack of the second half indeed continued to use Gordon Hayward to name Nash.
Nash switched to guard Marvin Williams, who had the weakest offensive threat. Gordon Hayward held the ball and Marvin Williams switched positions to name Nash.
Nash, who had no way to retreat after being called out, posted it.
For other defensive players, it is best to be neither close nor far when defending against opposing players, and can prevent both shots and breakthroughs.
But Nash can't, he must stick up.
He has no defensive deterrent.
Even standing in front of Hayward cannot deter Hayward.
If he takes half a step, wouldn't it be nothing in front of Hayward?
Therefore, we can only stick it up and interfere with it as much as possible.
As for being broken through...
"I have teammates behind me!"
Howard, who is willing to help defend his teammates, is a strong defensive teammate he has never encountered in his career!
Howard's defensive ability in the second quarter was jaw-dropping!
There was no one who could make up for him, but Howard was able to make up for it!
He can completely trust Howard to protect his back!
Just like Coach Xiao Du said, he and Howard are a perfect match!
It would be better if Howard had Stoudemire's shot...
"Nash's defense is so decisive now!"
At the beginning of the third quarter, Nash's aggressive defense made the Lakers fans at the scene scream in surprise.
Nash's sudden dive almost cut off Hayward.
No one expected Nash to defend like this, including Hayward.
Although Nash didn't get the ball, it still disrupted Hayward's dribbling rhythm.
Because of Hayward's height, although his skills are solid, he cannot dribble well.
Once the rhythm is disrupted, it is difficult to get back on track.
In a hurry, Hayward broke through Nash, who was out of position, and faced Howard who was trying to make up for it. In the end, Hayward forced an emergency stop when the rhythm was wrong.
Because there is a chance, there is no defender in front.
Although Nash, who was catching up behind him, had stretched out his hand as if to block the shot, he could not interfere with him.
This ball must be scored!
But the pull-up jump shot is a difficult skill. Some super giants are known as the top three offensive players in history. Even if they have played for 20 years, they still can't figure it out.
Bang!
Gasol, who was under the basket, blocked Millsap and Al Jefferson by himself and grabbed the backcourt rebound.
"Nash's defense against Hayward was actually successful!"
Judging from the picture, it was indeed Hayward who struck the iron under Nash's side interference.
Although in fact, the degree of interference from side interference like Nash is almost zero...
However, this does not prevent everyone from exclaiming.
The picture is Nash guarding Hayward!
"Oh my god, Nash, whose defense was about to collapse in the second quarter, actually used defense as soon as the third quarter started, destroying the Jazz's carefully laid out offensive tactics at halftime!"
The on-site commentators, the Van Gundy brothers, were shocked.
The Lakers DJ was also surprised.
The Lakers fans at the scene also became noisy, driven by the on-site DJ.
At this time, Nash, who had just finished defending Hayward, had a blank mind.
He actually managed to defend himself...
Nash remembered what the young head coach said to him.
start running!
I can actually still run!
My running is really useful!
Nash turned sideways and looked at the Lakers bench not far away. At this time, the young rookie head coach was standing and giving him a thumbs up.
"This is a good opportunity to fight back!"
Nash withdrew his moved gaze and shouted loudly.
This is the first time he has yelled at his teammates like this since he came to the Lakers.
The two Jazz inside players failed to grab the rebound just now and can't get back!
At this time, the one who got the ball was Gasol who was an excellent passer!
Hearing Nash's roar, Gasol, who was about to hand the ball to Nash, understood and threw the basketball directly into the frontcourt.
Prior to this, Kobe, who had a keen sense of smell, had already rushed out and received Gasol's long pass just after passing the three-point line.
Catching the ball, lunging forward, swinging left and right, all in one go!
Picturesque European step!
Marvin Williams almost got stunned!
If Kobe Bryant accelerates with nitrogen at this time, he can directly pass him and dunk!
But at this time, Kobe can no longer produce nitrogen-accelerated dunks like he did when he was young!
But that's okay!
He is equally sure about horseback riding and archery under the basket and fadeaway jump shots!
Faced with Kobe's picturesque riding and archery drift, Marvin Williams has given up.
"Enter!"
In the air, Kobe threw the ball in his hand, stuck out his tongue, and was ready to celebrate!
The rhythm is great!
Must enter!
"Dwight, follow up and grab the rebound!"
Farke!
Who is ruining the atmosphere!
Kobe stuck out his tongue in the air and looked back angrily. Who else could he be if he wasn't that rookie?
Bang!
Kobe, who fell to the ground, and Marvin Williams, who picked up the backboard, both looked in disbelief.
Howard, who followed up, was extremely regretful.
Just now, he also thought that Kobe had such a good sense of rhythm that he would definitely be able to score, so he was a little lazy!
Oh!
what a pity!
Du Kang's eyes flashed on the sidelines.
Howard still failed to grab this offensive rebound.
The Lakers still failed to lead the Jazz at this time.
One of his attempts to test the system failed.
So, as long as you are on track, you cannot change the general trend?
Like fate?
At the very least, his current ability cannot break his fate!
Even Kobe, he seemed unable to break it just now!
"Stable!"
Kobe doesn't know fate or not, nor does he believe in fate or fate.
After the second half started, the harder he got, the more he wanted to prove himself.
After the third quarter, the Lakers and Jazz were still inseparable.
But Kobe's shooting percentage was 8 of 24, and he had made 16 in the first three quarters.
This was still the case when Kobe showed restraint in the second quarter.
If you look at it from a macro perspective, after making 3 of 3 shots in the opening game, Kobe made 5 of 21 shots from behind.
And, it’s not over yet!
In the fourth quarter, Kobe was still hammering like crazy!
Miraculously, right now, the Lakers have been clinging to the Jazz under the command of their rookie head coach.
Moreover, with 13 seconds left in the game, Nash used Howard's pick-and-roll screen to break into the three-point line and hit a mid-range shot!
102 to 101, overtaking the score!
Jazz timeout!
The Lakers fans at the scene went crazy!
At this time, it was completely different from when Du Kang deployed his tactics at the beginning, and the Lakers players were far away from him.
At this time, except Kobe, all the Lakers players consciously gathered around him!
At this time, the one who was lonely was not Du Kang, but Kobe.
Kobe closed his eyes with a complicated expression.
But the ears are listening.
He wants to win!
Jenny Buss looked at the rookie head coach who was arranging the last defense on the big screen with a shocked face.
"Do we really want to win?!"
"Kobe has played like this in this game, and we are actually going to win?!"
Jenny Buss felt like she was dreaming.
And the same goes for Pelinka next to her.
Even Jim Shu's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide at this time!
As for the on-site commentary, the rumored Lakers head coach Van Gundy stared at the big screen with his eyes wide open and lost his voice.
But little Van Gundy next to him was extremely excited!
"All of Coach D's predictions and adjustments for this game are accurate!"
"Predict that Kobe will go crazy, reuse Howard and Gasol, and continue to trust Nash when everyone else doesn't trust him!"
"He is like a prophet on the court, seeing through the game at a glance from the beginning!"
"Incredible sense of the game, incredible decision-making ability, he is a natural head coach!"
If little Van Gundy knew that Phil Jackson also commented like this, he would definitely feel like a confidant.
Fans may also be shocked by this game.
However, it is definitely not as shocking as a fellow coach!
"Whether it's luck or strength, Coach D's command in this game is nothing short of art!"
Little Van Gundy didn't notice that his name for Du Kang had changed.
"There are 13 seconds left. If we guard against this Jazz attack, Coach D will leave us with a textbook game that can be used as a head coach to command on the spot!"
Overtaken at the last minute?
At this time, the Jazz bench was beginning to panic.
After setting up the tactics, Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin frantically cheered for the Jazz players.
"As long as I execute my tactics well, we will win!"
"Must win!"
For the Lakers, this game cannot be failed.
For the Jazz, this game also cannot be failed!
The last tactic he deployed was for rookies!
When the Jazz players took the court, Tyrone Corbin clenched his fists.
It has to be said that this rookie head coach's sense of the game, decisiveness, and prediction ability deeply shocked him.
But throughout the entire game, he did not lay out any specific tactics for the Lakers.
They all let the Lakers stars play according to their own abilities and characteristics.
In other words, even if he is not the kind of coach who has no tactical ability at all, his tactical ability is definitely not high!
"He definitely can't understand the tactics I laid out!"
On the court, Gordon Hayward has already served the sideline ball.
Game start!
Tyrone Corbyn's heart was in his throat.
The rookie not far away was standing there with his arms crossed and his face still calm and composed.
How could he, a rookie, have such a mentality in such a situation.
What head coach doesn't want to be a wise man who always maintains grace?
"When I kill you, let's see if you can still maintain this posture!"
To be honest, he was envious, and he was also jealous...
"The Jazz's last attack was a winning tactic for Millsap!"
"Al Jefferson's basket was a cover, Randy Foye's three-pointer was also a cover!"
"The Jazz's real killer move is in the mid-range. With Millsap, the Lakers' defense is in chaos!"
The Van Gundy brothers watched the Jazz's final attack in shock.
Al Jefferson's shooting under the basket is one of the best in the NBA.
Randy Foye shot more than 41% of his three-pointers this season and averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game. He is one of the best three-pointers in the NBA this season.
Both of these two are one of the best candidates for execution.
In the end, it turned out to be all a pretense!
Even if you know that these two people are fake, you still have to follow them, the threat is too great!
"Who would have thought that the person who executed the buzzer beater for the Jazz would be Millsap, who had been making the ball just now. It was not a three-pointer, not the basket, but a mid-range shot!"
When they saw that the ball had already reached Millsap, and the person rushing to defend was the misplaced Kobe, the Lakers fans at the scene were already desperate!
Is this despair?
"It's not over yet!"
Tyrone Corbin admitted that he is excited and excited now, even if the rookie shines again in this game!
"The final winner is me!"
After the Lakers fans were desperate, Kobe was also desperate!
Millsap is not the last attack either!
The final attack is...
Gordon Hayward!
"Fairy tactics!"
"This is a magical tactic that can be used to teach you a sure kill!"
Who can stop this tactic? !
Not to mention Du Kang, a rookie, Phil Jackson also had his back broken!
The Van Gundy brothers had stood up excitedly.
Both are football nerds among coaches.
How can you not be excited when you see such magical tactics!
"It's over, the Lakers are completely over, and so is that rookie!"
The Van Gundy brothers observed a moment of silence for Du Kang almost at the same time!
If you lose this game, no matter how good your performance is, it means nothing!
When the two looked sympathetically at the young Lakers head coach...
"Steve!"
In the silence of Staples, Du Kang's shouts resounded through the sky!
What? !
Steve? !
Nash! !
In the last defense, Nash was still left on the court? !
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start running!
start running!
do not give up!
start running!
Steve Nash!
Your running is still useful!
Gordon Hayward just raised the ball and before he could take off, the basketball in his hand was held down by a hand behind him and he could no longer throw it!
"How can it be?"
Gordon Hayward's eyes widened, feeling the hand on the ball.
And the owner of that hand...
coach……
this time……
Finally I……
"Got it!"
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Got it!
Du Kang pumped his fist excitedly!
Yes!
Simulated three times!
For the third time, Nash finally caught up with Gordon Hayward!
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The light is red!
competition is over!
102 to 101!
Nash blocked the shot!
"He actually used Nash to defeat this god-like killing tactic..."
He left Nash on the court at the last moment and used Nash to break such a magical tactic!
In front of the TV, Phil Jackson stood stunned.
On TV.
Staples, hello!
